Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

An exterior view of Las Vegas Hardware and Plumbing Co. 1909. Handwritten description included with the photo: "Jim Robinson Dad Worrell Shop, 1909."

An auction held May 15-16, 1905 to sell lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. A group of men and women stand on and around a covered wooden platform outdoors. The auctioneer stands to the left of center at the front of the platform. The decision to auction lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite was not made until May 10, 1905. Auctioneer C.O. Whittemore was the president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.

The dormant Fontainebleau Las Vegas on the Strip as seen from the SLS Hotel and Casino valet. The Fontainebleau was announced as the Las Vegas version of a classic Miami Beach hotel. Construction started in 2007, and stopped in 2009. In November of that year, financier Carl Ichan purchased the unfinished Fontainebleau out of bankruptcy. The following year, he sold off the fittings and furnishings purchased for the hotel. In late 2015, the Fontainebleau was listed as being for sale.

An aerial view of Las Vegas High School, left center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Shell of burned-out old Las Vegas High School, lower right, with tent schools set up to meet the needs of the Burned out student population during the depression years. The new school Was completed in 1930 at 7th and Bridger Streets. (School authorities were criticized for building the school so far out of town) The 7th Street school also served the needs of high school students bussed from Boulder City during the construction of the dam."

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club